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Event Details

Web Accessibility Techniques and Testing

Renowned for its comprehensive approach to technical accessibility and inclusive design, this highly popular course will benefit anyone involved in the design, development or maintenance of websites.

You’ll learn how to test for accessibility issues within a website or web application and practical techniques to resolve them. We’ll demonstrate design and code solutions you can implement to achieve WCAG 2.0 Level AA conformance, as well as usability and accessibility best practices gathered through our own research and user testing across various disability groups.

Course content

Designed for maximum engagement and flexible delivery, learning exercises and examples are provided and questions encouraged in this lecture-style presentation. Those with a basic working knowledge of HTML and CSS will gain the most from this course.

Course materials

In addition to printed course notes, you’ll gain access to a custom-built website to practice your skills after the course. Designed by our experts as a self-assessment resource, the site can be used to:

Practice identifying accessibility and inclusive design issues

Develop your code inspection skills in HTML, CSS and JavaScript

Practice using testing tools demonstrated during the course

Evaluate your success by comparing your results with those we supply

Cost and inclusions

Prices listed are per person, including GST. Catering is provided.

Early bird (registrations confirmed more than 21 days prior): $715.50

Group rate (registrations for 4 people or more): $715.50

Full price: $795

Cancellations

You may only cancel your registration by written notice to digitalaccess@visionaustralia.org. If notification of cancellation is received by Vision Australia: (i) more than 14 days prior to the event, a full refund of your registration fees, less an administration fee of $12.50, will be provided; (ii) between 7 and 14 days prior to the event, a refund of 50% of your registration fees, less an administration fee of $12.50, will be provided; (iii) less than 7 days prior to the event, registration fees will not be refunded.

When & Where

Cliftons Brisbane
288 Edward Street
Brisbane,
QLD 4000
Australia

Thursday, 1 June 2017 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (AEST)

Organiser

Vision Australia

Vision Australia's Digital Access consultancy is recognised internationally as an industry leader in online accessibility. With expert knowledge of accessibility conformance, inclusive design and the needs of people with disability or impairment, we’ve spent over 16 years helping organisations make their digital products and services accessible to everyone.

Our advice and training is based on expert knowledge of WCAG 2.0 conformance, as well as usability and accessibility best practices gained from extensive research and user testing across a wide spectrum of disability groups.

We're proud to be the leading provider of accessibility training in Australia. Our courses enable professionals and whole organisations to achieve the highest standards in digital accessibility and communication. For many organisations, our courses have become an essential pathway for delivering inclusive services in alignment with the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and Australian Government's Digital Service Standard, and are widely renowned for their highly comprehensive and engaging delivery.

All our trainers hold a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, and are international experts in their subject matter.